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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Apr 28, 2025 (Mon)

Japanese shipowners have a 12% share of the world’s shipping tonnage

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　Japan owns 12% of the world’s fleet and ranks third in terms of ship tonnage (based on dwt) after C ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext 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